Ecological Imaginations in the World Religions

Dr Tony Watling researched religious and scientific views in public debates on ecology and the environment as a Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) Research Fellow in the Faculty of Theology at Leiden University.

• Introduction; 1. The Modern Worldview, the Ecological Model and the Re-Imagination of Nature; 2. Religious Environmentalism: Re-Imagining and Revitalizing Nature and Religion; 3. Indian (Hindu and Jain) Visions; 4. Chinese (Confucian and Daoist) Visions; 5. Buddhist Visions; 6. Jewish Visions; 7. Christian Visions; 8. Islamic Visions; 9. Conclusion.

"In this breath taking analysis across a wide variety of religious traditions from East and West, we are invited to explore the religious innovation that allows ecotopian visions to come to the surface in contemporary religious environmentalism. This book is valuable on a number of levels, not only for its accurate and penetrating analysis of an impressive range of religious ecological traditions, but also in the task of re-educating those who incorrectly believe that religion lacks a positive role in contemporary societies. I also believe that even those caught up to some extent as participants in this varied cultural ferment - such as ecotheologians like myself - have much to learn and appreciate from this fascinating and thought provoking study." - Professor Celia Deane-Drummond, Department of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Chester, UK